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18 Weird And Wonderful British Foods You Need To Try
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As an American I found this pretty interesting.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/ailbhemalone/18-weird-and-wonderful-british-foods-you-need-to-try
1. Bedfordshire Clanger
2. Cranachan
3. Cullen Skink
4. Chicken Parmo
5. Rumbledethumps
6. Saffron Bun
7. Stargazy Pie
8. Sussex Pond Pudding
9. Ecclefechan Tart
10. Lucky Tatties
11. Berwick Cockles
12. Soor Plooms
13. Tablet
14. Black Bun
15. Hevva Cake
16. Scouse
17. Stottie Cakes
18. Yarg
A few sound good. Others not so much. But I'm picky anyway. They have funny names also.
I've never had Berwick Cockles, but I have had soft peppermints.
In case you are curious, here's a list of America's 50 best foods
http://travel.cnn.com/explorations/eat/best-usa-travel/top-50-american-foods-513946
Some weird foods out there.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/ailbhemalone/18-weird-and-wonderful-british-foods-you-need-to-try
1. Bedfordshire Clanger
2. Cranachan
3. Cullen Skink
4. Chicken Parmo
5. Rumbledethumps
6. Saffron Bun
7. Stargazy Pie
8. Sussex Pond Pudding
9. Ecclefechan Tart
10. Lucky Tatties
11. Berwick Cockles
12. Soor Plooms
13. Tablet
14. Black Bun
15. Hevva Cake
16. Scouse
17. Stottie Cakes
18. Yarg
A few sound good. Others not so much. But I'm picky anyway. They have funny names also.
I've never had Berwick Cockles, but I have had soft peppermints.
In case you are curious, here's a list of America's 50 best foods
http://travel.cnn.com/explorations/eat/best-usa-travel/top-50-american-foods-513946
Some weird foods out there.
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Eaten all them. Have even been to the yarg cheese factory. It's gray backwards, Cheese wrapped in nettle leaves..
Scouse is a kind of stew isn't it, obviously with connections to Liverpool.
Saffron Buns are pretty boring to be honest. An interesting colour, but ultimately just taste like a pile of dough.
Oh yes. The taste of Teesside.
(I've just put everyone off them now, haven't I...)
http://travelaboutbritain.com/recipes/hevva_cake.php
I saw a programe which showed the clanger being made. Its basically a sausage roll shape pastry with apple pie filing and a gammon pasty kind of filing in the other end. Used basic suet type or puff kind of pastry, I wasn't really paying much attention. Looked very nice though
Of that list, I've heard of nearly all of them and eaten about half. Cranchan is just gorgeous, I used to have it often when I was at uni in Dundee.
Paaaaahhhhhmmmmmohhhh!!! Heaven before ten pints, heaven after. I like hot shot parmos, with pepperoni, mushroom and jalapenos on the top.... mmmmm getting hungry now
Who cares if people dont want to know coz theyre from Teesside, us smoggies know the score!
Only ever heard of 4 & 17.
I wouldn't mind trying, and it's not on your list, but deep-fried pizza or a deep-fried chocolate bar.
They sound like local rather than national foods.
I haven't heard of any of them.
Surprised black or white pudding isn't on the list or laverbread.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laverbread#Laverbread
I have never tried them...
Best handjobs in the NW.
Buckfast Trifle for dessert
The only thing fairly local to me is Sussex Pond Pudding which is easy to make.
Are you from East Anglia?
Grew up in Essex Have you tried the wonderful exotic treat that is bread pudden?